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Sony has launched a special promotion for PlayStation Store customers in North America, crediting $15 to individuals who spend $100 or more during the month of October. The promotion – detailed on the US PlayStation blog – requires PlayStation owners to use their SEN Wallet for purchases to qualify towards …

Next year’s EGX will take place outside of London for the first time in the event’s history. Then titled Eurogamer Expo, the event first took place in 2008 at the Old Truman Brewery before moving to Old Billingsgate Market and Leeds’ Royal Armouries Museumin 2009, followed by its recent home …

Blizzard has said that it hopes to offer over 100 new cards when it rolls out its next expansion to free-to-play card game Hearthstone. "I think we’re going to mix it up a little bit with this next release," production director Jason Chayes told Polygon. "It will have a lot …

Evil Twin Artworks discuss making its WWII game Victory at Sea, and the balance between fact and fun

Mike Bithell’s Thomas Was Alone is to add two additional formats to its stable of platforms. Alongside the game’s already announced PS4 release, the game will also now arrive on Xbox One and Wii U. It will hit all three platform in the same week in November, although a concrete …

Only two steering wheels will be compatible with DriveClub when it launches on PS4 next week. The PlayStation Blog reports that Sony has been working with Thrustmaster to ensure that both the T80 and T300RS will work with Evolution’s racer from the off. These wheels typically retail at around 70 …

We catch up with the Vlambeer dev to find out more about his current project and his favourite games

Nintendo’s all-star brawler Super Smash Bros for 3DS remains at the top of the Japanese software charts for a third week running, according to data provided by Famitsu. This is despite the title’s sales more than halving, falling from over 316,000 to a still-impressive 128,983 week-on-week. 3DS XL sales have …

Mauro Bossetti, partner and MD for Synthesis Group Iberia & LATAM, offers an insight into the demand for localised games in Latin America

Four hackers have been convicted in the US having admitted to the theft of unreleased game code from Xbox Live. The United States Department of Justice said the men stole up to $100m worth of software and IP from networks owned by Microsoft, Epic Games, Valve, Zombie Studios and, crucially …